The evolving role of physical therapists in the long-term management of chronic low back pain: longitudinal care using assisted self-management strategies.
Paul F Beattie, Sheri P Silfies, Max Jordon
PMID 28001268WHAT IT FOUND
No new patient outcomes are reported.
The paper proposes a long-term physical therapy model for chronic low back pain.
What this paper is
This is a conceptual Master Class paper proposing a long-term, therapist-supported self-management model for chronic low back pain. It reviews prior evidence and describes a proposed care pathway, but reports no original methods or patient outcomes, so there is no new finding to change practice.
The easy way to misread this
Do not treat the proposed longitudinally supported self-management model as evidence that it works. The paper describes a concept and cites prior literature, but does not test outcomes.